Serendipity Seeds

est. 1998

Growing Fine Gardens One Seed at a Time

Mortgage Lifter Heirloom Tomato Seeds OP Non GMO

Mortgage Lifter Tomato Heirloom 84 Days Heirloom 1920’sAn old fashioned favorite that produces meaty, mild tasting tomatoes that have been known to grow as large as 2 pounds! Tomato’s produce few seeds Perfect for slicing and salads. To this day the tomato consistently wins taste-tests.

Fruit size: 1-2 LB Matures: 84 daysPlant spacing: 36 inches apartPlant size: 4 feet tallPlant type: IndeterminateFun Facts• Developed in the 1930s by gardener Willam Estler of Barboursville, West Virginia who cross pollinated the four biggest varieties he knew• He did this for six seasons coming up with this variety that produced this giant, tasty fruit• He sold the plants for $1 a piece and paid off his $6000 mortgage in 6 years• It is believed that the tomato originates in the western portions of South America• Varieties of wild tomatoes are still found in Peru• Aztecs of Central America called it "xitomatl"• In 1692 a cookbook was published in Naples and mentions the Tomato